Nadege Conger, the founder of SabbaticalHomes.com, cherishes every opportunity to connect with members from different corners of the world. On a recent trip to Belfast, she had the pleasure of meeting Mari Fitzduff, a distinguished Irish policy maker, writer, and academic. Mari’s rich legacy in peacebuilding has made…
SabbaticalHomes.com founder Nadege Conger recently had the opportunity to experience Egypt on a tour with the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA). It was truly a bucket list trip, a fascinating and educational immersion into part of our shared global history. Seeing these landmarks in person was…
We recently had the opportunity to reconnect with author Alix Christie and her husband, Ludwig Siegele at the historic House of Shields bar (open since 1908) in downtown San Francisco, California. A longtime SabbaticalHomes.com member, Alix and her family have traveled throughout the world and…
This summer, SabbaticalHomes.com founder Nadege Conger had the opportunity to travel back to Venice, Italy. It is such an inspiring place to us that the picture of the San Michele Cemetery Island has long held the honor of being the main image on our website…
Los Angeles, CA (10/21/22) Our SabbaticalHomes.com member surveys in 2020 and 2021 were designed to understand how our academic community was managing personal pandemic challenges and overall work / life balance issues. In 2022, we switched gears and completed a travel focused survey. Travel has always…
At SabbaticalHomes.com, we have always incorporated sustainability into our mission. When Nadege Conger founded the website in 2000 as a way for academics to rent, share and exchange their homes, she saw this a way to support the academic community while also increasing the utilization…
Recently, we were lucky enough to interview Badia Ahad-Legardy, PhD and Anthony Ocampo, PhD. We covered a variety of topics: their respective work in academia, perspectives on diversity in higher education and collaboration on the “Professor-ing” podcast. In addition to their “day jobs,” these two…
On December 27, 2021 CNBC affiliate grow.acorns.com interviewed Kathy Kristof, founder of Sidehusl.com, on the best ways to earn passive income “by renting out assets that you already own.” SabbaticalHomes.com made the short list of great resources to generate additional income without a lot of…
We are cautiously optimistic to see Australia opening up travel restrictions. So many of our community who live around the world have not been able to get home to Australia, and Australian citizens and permanent residents now have the option to travel when they are…
While visiting in Paris, SabbaticalHomes.com Founder Nadege Conger had the opportunity to enjoy a cup of coffee with Dr. Florian Lionnet at the Cafeotheque. He shared the work he does in studying and preserving an endangered language in Chad, Africa. They also discussed the challenges…
